cups mugs & coffee spoons placid plastic translucent glass & stoneware inhabited by nymphs with mid level concerns like waste management & cozy kitchen crannies furry nymphs a hundred shades of brown & green dancing in short delicate spirals wishing the charm would wear off the golden finish chip or tarnish & the metal liquefy into a thousand tiny ships sailing due east watching naval fleets pierced by hardened shredded cheddar & green grape seeds the captain lost in a stare thinking what the hell's the difference between a cup & mug anyway calling for the deck hands' wanting to forget his post to lose himself inside a large citrus scented soap bubble to be surrounded by ethereal oscillating pastels of yellow pink & blue published by Literary Orphans